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& BACHELOR HUSBAND
By RUBY M. AY RES
Auther of "Richard Chattcrlen," Etc.
CepvrltlM, lfO. bu IV. J, Watt A Ce,
THIS IJKOINS THE STORY
.T",V ,.. find VUrintepficr
Marie i"'""-'. .; j,ii,r.
and
WV,r 7fr dirf f, .married;
r& c Jet-rrf
iwsiiiie c loved htm i;
jne
ft'T,; & w yMy eUe
" .m t Mr money the arranuv
ffi"jfrrt 'tthretc herself I
i.J and Marie ewcHftiM. e
mk.," ; fVVf m.
flroie-
T.Vnfftemn for uaKTTB,
;tieiru ej
VLifai. a Mend of
I. .m I. tiafilillf .
r?rte en rfMnilnff ftemc h taddened
if-rle en refill'""!' """ " -.
9,.,".,1 thnt the lacks
yilt Ul II ci
Jllr.
f(M' PO'ccr te stray him. Chr, s
loon fompaiiien. 'l"""w ",,,.;,, .
-..'. . -t,.. Mif- Inttrr
mlnett. men eiiun ....." -
h en for a prize match. Marie takes
Yklhardlu--that her husband should
HAlV--hiher husband should
infer mart, golf te coming home te
mi In a meter trip inmiijn mv
Slnlr lth Unfaithful Feathers she
Utshim knew some of her hurt feel
Ui toward Chris.
AND IIKIU5 IT CONTINUES
trjT'8 a le"S ,lme 8'nce you cnme t0
!l viclt us. lr I And the ether
-ntJeman-Mr. Lawless I hope lie Is
i.n . . ..
'i'va just left liim in Scotland,"
Atlier.i explained. "1 dure hiij jeu
will see him before long. He h bci-n
rittlns nmrrlcd. you knew.
"'Indeed, sirl I'm sure I wish him
i',l it She looked nt Mnilc. and
Ipiewawl hastily: "TIiIh. 1h Mm.
- I t J .AnllnAilnii ef nnAlliAn
He nau a viviu rf.-".i'" "'"'
eccatlen when somebody had asked If
v. rmf 5Iarle's htmlmnd. nnd he wuh
set riikine ft repetition of It
"Many people staying here, Mrs.
Te'itln?'' he nslccd.
"nv ir nnlv two ladles nt present.
lit Ve expect te he. full for the wcek-
hd " She looked nt Marie. "Thern
iw'fine sold llnkn close te us," she cx-
V'l seem te be hopelessly out of fash
!m because I don't play Relf," Mnrlc
aid when she nnd Feathers were alone
rttin. "I think I nm beginning te
lite the very name of It."
i.'Teii must let inc icaen you te piny.
Marie slslird nnd looked out of the
wladew te the narrow country read.
'1 think I'm tee tired te learn any
tilnr," she fcnld despondently.
Feathers frewned: he theueht she
innked verr frail, and in snltc of his
wrdi he could net picture her swlnc swlnc
ler a club and plowing through all
wathers as Dorethy Webber hnd done
U Scotland.
."'You've no right te be tired." he
Jd angrily. "A child like you!"
iiSne ioeKen up, me rcnuy icars com-
111 te her eyes
(" aw. ad at last Hectares
tit. Ce ter her, but the uentlu ex
t'JVLw impossible it all is. And
Km eehir ieerd that Chris s comma
i(rt con cj I .... (( , .
lnmr. fin
"De )0U think I'm such a child?" la beautiful rest, 'ami I'm net tired ,,, v
tanked. "That's what Chris always) mere." tlrcd a"
ih
M7 a kid, he cnils me : Ami yet 1
46n't feel se very young, you knew."
4"I should like te be ns .voting,"
Ftatbcrn said.
.She leaned licr elbow en the tnblc nuu
te chin in her hnnd.
"wow eia nre you.' sne ni-KCd.
"Thirty-eight next birthday as you
twfit."
8he did net seem surprised.
"I wonder what I shnll be like when
Fm thirty-eight?" she hazarded.
Feathers did net answer : he was
ielng a rapid calculation in his mind ;
he knew that she, nineteen new, was
nineteen years his junior. That meant
that when she wnu thirty -six he would
U flfty-five!
His mouth twisted into n grim smile.
Life was a queer thing. He wondered
what ha would have said had nny one
told him three months nge thnt he would
be lunching here with Christoper's wife
(lulte contentedly.
There wcie voices in the cobble-stoned,
yard outside, nnd Marie looked toward
the window.
"Twe people coming in," she said.
I suppose thnt'u who the ether places
ire laid for." She Indicated tln further
end cf the table.
"The two people Mrs. Cestln men
toned, I suppose," Feathers said.
wen t )ou have some mere cream? I
alas think " be broke off ns
the deer opened nnd Mrs. Heriet walked
into the room.
There whs a moment of blank stir-
prlv. then lie rose te his feci.
"The world Is n small pliuc; hew de
you de?" he enid calmly.
.Mrs. Ilerlet found her voice, of wliMi
'hCer aStOniUimnnt hml rniKfl Vm elin
broke out elubly.
"Mr. Dskers, of all people I And
Mrs. Lawless, tee! Who en earth
OUld line drnnrnpil tf tnin.tlnn vm,
ier','... Tlmt mllsl be jour car in the
rd!"
Dae SllOOK lintlflsi w'tlh Mnrln "Tlln
TOrld Is II tmnll nln.in l.n'l if."
ha.. .. . .'" .r-.. . I
u inn smjing here?" .Marie i
wa. Mie did net care In the leust,
tut It wan something te sav.
Us-with my bister, it's dull, but
It Mnk .Plwttl II 11 llllim..iiUn n ...x.-i.l !.
r " Uv; U1VU U ft'UU llllli".
eu man come down." shendde.l tum
t te Feathers. "And hew is Chris?"
I left him In Scotland golfing."
feathers .nld. "HP is coming up te
tn thin week."
'Renllj ! Hew delightful! Ilring
" down nnd we'll have n foursome
teu den t plnj, de jeu. Mr. Lawless?
nnat .a iilty ! Don't you care for the
I" neer plnjed."
.. , -.., ,,,,,, iuv urgin, ,ei ,ur,
fers te tench vm." She turned nH
Mr siMet entnrP,. "Lena. Va just
n Inte two friends. Isn't It queer?
W J Introduce my sister. Mrs. lieu
01trx"s Lawless, nd Mr. Dnkers."
, ilrs- "cndle looked Mnrle up nnd
"""'c'dly nnd nodded. She wus
mart M:T' 0Illy el'ler nnl1 lchH
A'" J""1 AniBhed lunch. I sec,"
". Heriet hiW.
Wlmf n ..I... I II". ,1.a 1 .11
N " i' iib miKiii nave nil
, It together."
en" Vre ."et "tnjlng wi-'ru going
uiln v;"11'"'1 sd lnuriedlj. "I'm
(ri.r . "".ess tiewn te sec some
i.n'fcnt.Wendnvfr."
ically! new perfeetlv delightful!"
( Mfw 1V'!tll('" Httle uway from
mter and Mnrin. "nu ui,n i.n
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"""'' ,.'iiic asked, with
assumed
V ni. "i nver
e hns '
sew any one age as
flvSllC, Fe"'TH looked at her
5 te ;;.. v..v ', , ,0PKS Jus,1 "?
Jin II..I . . .'" " aiwiijH nnieii
Pn ever nn(l '"' hntcd ll0r "()W "inre
Xeut tit-ear '''
litre i"r" 1? ,c hris tlmt
l l'ta,' Heriet sold te Maili
we nre
H I
Bead iTlV. i co"re. but quite geed!
i,. " iiiiwii inn ii An (......I
She ui. (e.rf!et- ilrie premised.
"Be t. .. I,"unhi when Fenthers
tti..V0..?y it was time te stnt. Sli
In, mib "'eh of icllcf as thev drove
I .Z
k'tleally" ,:lnn(;c,1 dH.wn ut llcr "jinpii.
"I an, J.?... ele'iucntlj
rVle fiif."1!'1 ' ,l0 rather hate her."
I tfTL vll.
Oakl ,'( N n Kive-awuy," Feath-
Il..i ,Si 1)11(1 r'lln u.i.i ...i... ...!... .1...
'"et win . .r ,""". v uv ".'"
jcars," """ "' uiieiaer ten
n.i "'.bl,t hew ""kind!" she said. A
little mischievous spnrkle lit her brown
eyes. "And we're net really going te
.i",..lrlc"us it wemievcr, nre we?"
. .. 'N.9 he laughed with her. "I'd
, .i.i thnt wemn" anything," he said,
""'. " "V" or savngery,
They slopped ngnln for ten nt n cot-
ingc, nnu the weinnn wbp owned It
gave Morle n big bunch of flowers te
carry nway.
"New 1 really leek ns If I've been
for n tiny In the country," she said
- Pi " l" ivierH, -rcepie niwnys
I., i. I"0,..Hlt" bunches of flewcrH,
deh't they?"
i suppose they de." He touched the
bunch lying In htr Inp. "Mny 1 have
tint; I
lint . 111 r.l .....
. i m . ..?', . Bl, J1,CKCu tnem up
'i""1)' men ener'
He indicated n blue flower.
lien t you think that would rnther
iu It my style of benuty?" he nsfced
She drew It from the hunch.
. . f,.Sn".c.'! Ieve-ln-n-mist.' " she
. m H",1" l P"t It In your cent?"
I'lense."
i1!,0 lln,,ibecn, "Inrllng the engine, and
C .nmc, ,0,,lu" (,00r "f H'e enr nnd
ii ifii fef ncr te rnstrn the flower In
"in UUIIUIU1U1C.
;Will thnt de?" fdie nsked.
Ilmnk you." He get In beside
and they
her
llrnt'n mi
"Whtrh unv bfiiill n i..i t.
..I...I ' '""" "" b" ":
Any wny I don't mind,
knew the remls. but I (.heuld
I don't
like te
iush uietc imyiielils ngnin."
ery well. You're nc
you?"
're net cold, are
'Oh, no."
"If you nre. there Is my cent."
It was get tine iluik rnpldly, the moon
steed out llki n golden sickle against
the darkening sky, nnd there was a fnlnt
ijrentn of nutuniti In the nJr.
Marie drew the rug mere r!e.ely about
her. She fell gloriously sleepy, nnd the
scent of the big bunch of flowers en her
up was almost like nn anesthetic with
Its Intoxicating mixture of perfume.
VV lien they came te the hnyllelds
which they Jia.I passed enrly In the
morning leathers stepped the car and
spoke;
"Arc you asleep? Yeu nre se quiet."
Ne; I was jubt thinking."
Who sat up and looked nt the view,
mere beautiful new in the subdued light
and shadow of evening.
The uerld seemed lilldl with the scent
!! ! u,..i?.Wn"" ',my' .n'"1 0"t'-, nini". with
a swift pung, her thoughts flew te Chris.
ir fewn" ,,c; 01' w,,crc wa lleV
ui.i, n l st,.Pm',(, t stretch out te him
If tin flnff C,J; "f l0"Ri,"f' b,,t 'W
nn! ft?cc.wn1l ' enough when pres
..e..hl,.(i Ioelc'1 UP nt Feathers.
bhull we go en new?"
lie drove en silently.
inl.1 ii UC" ,a luv!y In-'' Mlrle
iirni , ',' 8,U" "I0.
i.imi s iiKe u little girl com nc home
from n party," FeatherSsnld. "We can
iik any tlme
you
se tired when we started, but it's Wn
v r. lm Lii I rrn'CTir inrnir I
iiur, nil the some, when next he
'iui.e ie ner sue nu net answer, and
w.....,.h iuu-ui)- euii ni ncr, he saw
unit sac wns nsieep.
Her head hnd drooped forward un-
comierinmy, and he could see the dark
manes new n -pointed en her cheek.
He slewed down n little, and. slip
Ping nn arm behind mr ,!.-,.,, i,..
gently bnck until her head rested against
win nuuuitier.
.Mrs. Heriet hnd snld that Marie
ieukcu years elder, and In his heart
reatners knew she was right, but the
kindly hand of sleep seemed te hnve
wiped the lines nnd shndews from her
ii.it, iinu it wns just n child who
rested there ngnlnst bin shoulder.
i lint was te become of her, he naked
himself wretchedly, and what was te
be the end of this mistaken marriege?
He could almost find it In his heart te
nnic i tins ns he drove grimly en through
me gathering night, with the slight
impure ei .unrie s iicnu en ills shoul
der. Only nineteen! Only a child still!
And n pnBsIonate longing te shield her
and secure her happiness rose In his
heart. He had led ii queer life, a
sclllsh life, he supposed, pleasing him
self nnd going his own wny in very
much the snmc fashion as Chris Law
less had nlways done, and wns still
doing, but then he hnd hnd no woman
te love him or te love until new,
and new Feathers looked down
ut the d'dlcntP little fu(P that lay
like a white (lower ngninst his rough
cent In the moonlight, nnd he knew
with n grim pnin thnt yet wns nlmesr
welcome te his queer nnttire thnt he
would give evnrj thing in the world if
only her huppinevs could be assured.
CHATTER XIV
"Ami I remember thnt I nat m down
Lpen the nlepe with her, and thought the
wnvlfl
J Must be nil evor. or hurt never been.
ii u ivviinu u.?ru bu a.utir.
Mnrin did net nnswer the letter from
Chris, and he wrote agnin two days
later, much te her surprise:
"Pear Mnrie Celeste I hope you arc
net disappointed because I did net turn
up the ether night. I renlly wish I
hnd new, as the weather hits broken,
nnd we've been hnvlng downpours of
rain every day, se the han,dlcnp hns
been postponed. If It wns net tlmt
there are several geed bridge plajers
In the hotel, I don't knew hew the
deuce we should puss the time. IIuvc
you been Feathers? He Bald he should
leek you up, but I don't expect he
has, the old blighter! Let me knew
hew jeu arc. I am sending jeu a
cairngorm breech with diamonds, nnd
hope j-eu will like It. Yours affection
ately, OHMS."
Marie waited till the nrrlvnl of the
breech before she wrote :
"Pear Chris Thnnk you for your
letter nnd thu breech, which is very
uncommon. I nm sorry the weather is
se bad for jeu; it's quite geed here.
Yes. Mr. Dnkers enme te sen us. I
think he leeks very well. Deu't hurry
home en mj account, I nm quite all
right. Yours offeetienatclj.
"MAHIF. CKLFSTK."
What a letter, she thought, as she
rend It through the sort of letter one
might write te nn acquaintance, cer
tiilnlv net te n mnn one loved best in the
world !
She showed the breech te Feathers.
"Yes. it's inther pretty," he ngrced.
"Everybody seems te wear thnt stone
In See'tlnnd. Hees Chris say when he
Is coming home?"
"Ne he says the weather Is bad."
"He'll seen be home then."
A flicker of eagerness crossed her
"Oh, de you think se?"
"He will, if it's really bad! You've
nq idea what it can be like up there
of e It starts te be wet."
.vliu'le and Fenthers hud metered to
gether n grent deal since that first day.
"There'll bu time enough for thea
tres when the winter comes," Feathers
said. "I don't suppose you've seen
much of the country, have jeu?"
"Ne."
"Then we'll hnvc ii run te the New
Furcbt some dny."
Marie looked up hesitatingly.
"Would jeu mind if Aunt Mndge
came?"
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